Method and System for Providing Position or Movement Information for Controlling At Least One Function of an Environment

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable code executable by one or more processors to: cause a visual content to be displayed on a display device of a vehicle in accordance with a request from a mobile device to control a functionality of the vehicle; receive a location of a mobile device in a vehicle coordinate system of the vehicle, wherein the mobile device is separate from the vehicle, wherein the location of the mobile device is determined in accordance with the displayed visual content, and wherein an image is received as part of a request from the mobile device to control functionality of the vehicle; and control functionality of the vehicle for the location of the mobile device in the vehicle.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the image comprises a portion of the vehicle, and wherein the computer readable code to determine the location of the mobile device within the vehicle further comprises computer readable code to: determine a camera position of a camera of the mobile device relative to the portion of the vehicle in accordance with the displayed visual content, and determine the location of the mobile device based on the determined camera position relative to the portion of the vehicle.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the camera position of the camera relative to the portion of the vehicle is further determined in accordance with depth information for the display device from a depth sensor of the mobile device.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the camera position of the camera is further determined in accordance with depth information for the portion of the vehicle from a model of the vehicle.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the camera position of the camera is further determined in accordance with an identification of the displayed visual content on the display device, wherein the location of the mobile device is further determined based on the visual content as it is presented in the image.

6. A system comprising: one or more processors; and a computer readable medium comprising computer readable code executable by the one or more processors to: cause a visual content to be displayed on a display device of a vehicle in accordance with a request from a mobile device to control a functionality of the vehicle; receive a location of a mobile device in a vehicle coordinate system of the vehicle, wherein the mobile device is separate from the vehicle, wherein the location of the mobile device is determined in accordance with the displayed visual content, and wherein an image is received as part of a request from the mobile device to control functionality of the vehicle; and control functionality of the vehicle for the location of the mobile device in the vehicle.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the image comprises a portion of the vehicle, and wherein the computer readable code to determine the location of the mobile device within the vehicle further comprises computer readable code to: determine a camera position of a camera of the mobile device relative to the portion of the vehicle in accordance with the displayed visual content, and determine the location of the mobile device based on the determined camera position relative to the portion of the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the camera position of the camera relative to the portion of the vehicle is further determined in accordance with depth information for the display device from a depth sensor of the mobile device.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the camera position of the camera is further determined in accordance with depth information for the portion of the vehicle from a model of the vehicle.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the camera position of the camera is further determined in accordance with an identification of the displayed visual content on the display device, wherein the location of the mobile device is further determined based on the visual content as it is presented in the image.

11. A method comprising: causing a visual content to be displayed on a display device of a vehicle in accordance with a request from a mobile device to control a functionality of the vehicle; receiving a location of a mobile device in a vehicle coordinate system of the vehicle, wherein the mobile device is separate from the vehicle, wherein the location of the mobile device is determined in accordance with the displayed visual content, and wherein an image is received as part of a request from the mobile device to control functionality of the vehicle; and controlling functionality of the vehicle for the location of the mobile device in the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the image comprises a portion of the vehicle, and wherein the method further comprises: determining a camera position of a camera of the mobile device relative to the portion of the vehicle in accordance with the displayed visual content, and determining the location of the mobile device based on the determined camera position relative to the portion of the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the camera position is determined in accordance with depth information for the portion of the vehicle from a depth sensor of the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the camera position is further determined in accordance with depth information for the portion of the vehicle from a model of the vehicle.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the camera position of the camera is further determined in accordance with an identification of the displayed visual content on the display device, wherein the location of the mobile device is further determined based on the visual content as it is presented in the image.